2 Chronicles 36:20 meaning and explanation

Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

2 Chronicles 36:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Verse 20 describes the aftermath of Jerusalem's fall in 586 BC. The Chronicler, writing for the returned exiles, reports that those who survived the Babylonian sword were deported to Babylon, where they served Nebuchadnezzar and his successors.

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